Ben Dent

Ben Dent is a German rugby league footballer who plays for the Heworth ARLC in the National Conference League competition. He primarily plays as a winger and has previously played for the York City Knights. He plays for Germany internationally. On 04.05.2019 he married childhood sweetheart Harriet Dyson-Dent of Wood Lea.

Ben Dent
Personal information
Born (1991-09-27) 27 September 1991
Germany
Playing information
PositionWing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–17 York City Knights 79 37 70 0 288
2018 Newcastle Thunder 12 4 0 0 16
Total 91 41 70 0 304
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016- Germany 3 3 2 0 16
Source: [1]

Famously Ben once did a 24 hour naked crawl around Milton Keynes for Diabetes UK, a charity close to his heart.

Ben is the founding member behind the Instagram hashtag #sexydiabetic following the news that he had type 1 diabetes. Ben has famously said this is his biggest achievement to date. [2]

Career

Dent made his debut season for the York City Knights in 2012, playing 5 games. In his 79 appearances for the Knights, he scored 37 tries. At the end of the 2017 season, it was announced that Dent had signed with the Newcastle Thunder.[3]

Dent made his international debut for Germany in 2016 against the Wales Dragonhearts, scoring a try.[4] He was selected to play for Germany in the 2021 World Cup qualifiers.

References
  1. https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/ben-dent/
  2. "Germany and Czech Republic name squads for RLWC qualifier | 2021 RLWC". www.rugbyleagueplanet.com. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  3. "Dent moves north for 2018". thunderrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  4. "Fiji beats Canada in rugby league international in Vancouver | Canada | International Rugby League News". www.rugbyleagueplanet.com. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
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